Signature Bear
Presenting our cute and cuddly 'Signature Bears, which is our most popular bear.
These bears are unique to us as they are a pattern we have created ourselves.
They are created with so much love and care from your cherished clothing. Preserving your memories, and bringing you comfort in your time of need.
These bears are made out of 4 panels allowing you have 1 - 4 items of clothing per bear depending on your desired look. Most popular choice is 2.
We always try to keep specific items from your clothing, whether its logos, motifs, buttons, pockets etc. Placement will vary and we cannot always decide where it goes, due to the size of our pattern pieces and placements, logos on the chest normally tend to end up on the head. Each memory bear is unique and person to you so we welcome your input on your desired completed look, just pop a note in with your order or email us at info@mummabears.com, remembering to quote your order number. Alternatively leave it down to our expertise to design the bear for you.
Each bear is fully stabilised and lined to ensure durability and longevity.
These bears come standard with the fabric bow on the head, but we understand this isn't always wanted if the bears are for a male etc, so please use our drop down menu to let us know if this is not wanted.
Ribbon around the neck is standard on these standard bears.
(If wanting a collar used from a shirt then there is a separate listing for this.
Personalisation is also purchased in a separate listing
Personalisation is an optional extra and can be added in a few different ways
*vinyl on the leg
*Vinyl photo
*A sewn on patch with black embroidery around the edge. the patch can contain name, date, small quote in any colour.
* A sewn on heart made out of fabric with the personalisation in the middle. This heart is perfect if you want the personalisation to stand on patterned fabric, or whether u want to add a nice contrast fabric onto the bear.
Social Media is a big part of our business, We like to create videos to remember your loved ones and showcase their precious items. Where possible we would love to hear about your loved one, or who these clothes belonged to and the memories they hold for you, so we can speak about it while we create a video for you. If this is something you would like to do and didn't mind taking 5 minutes, you could pop us a note in with your clothing. Some people even pop photos in. Everything will be returned with your completed bear. We understand social media isn't for everybody so If this is not something you would like to do, and would like to opt out of your item being posted on social media then please just pop a little note in with your clothing telling us so.
Need more than 5 bears made? We offer discount on bulk orders. So 5 bears and under will need to be purchased individually, but anything over 5 then drop us a message and we will create a separate listing for you, depending on how many you want and the discount we can offer.
Local drop off or collection is welcomed.
***IMPORTANT*** MAKE SURE TO MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ORDER NUMBER IN WITH THE CLOTHING OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT KNOW WHO THEY BELONG TO.
KLARNA - is also available at checkout.
HOW MANY ITEMS
Our signature bears can use 1-4 items of clothing, and this will depend on the size and style of item of course.
Generally 1 small tshirt - standard length is enough, however due to placement to keep certain parts of the top we do say its safe to send 2 to ensure we do have enough material, and especially if you would like contrast and depending how you would like it to look, as each bear is made of 2 panels on the front and 2 panels on the back as you will see by my photos. So a popular option is half of one clothing on the front, and half on the other, Then the same on the back.
A pair of pyjamas bottoms is enough to make a bear.
1 standard length jumper.
A little crop top, or pair of shorts isn't going to make a bear and would need around 4 items.
Our signature bears are not suitable for early baby clothes due to the size of our pattern, For baby clothes we do recommend LUX Bears, but there will be more options coming shortly.
If you are unsure please just pop us a message at info@mummabears.com
MATERIALS
Here at mumma bears cherished memories we have and do use most materials, including:
cotton, polyester, wool, fleece, flannel, jersey, linen, denim, corduroy, silk, satin.
We don't however work with heavy leather or pvc.
if you are unsure just pop us a message at info@mummabears.comDISCLAIMER
Each bear is crafted individually by ourselves and not robots, we are human and therefor no 2 bears would be exactly the same, and minor discrepancies may occur.
Fabrics and the quality of fabrics used can effect the bears overall appearance, durability and size. Fabrics that were heavily worn and washed may not be as stable, same goes for fabrics which have wholes or cigarette burns in.
Also if your items have stains, faded areas or paint etc, sometimes these may not be avoided due to pattern placement and will add to the sentimental value of the item.
So please be aware when ordering that your bear may differ slightly from any examples shown, and variations may occur do to what is discussed above.
Our bears are keepsake ornamental items only and are not intended as a toy or suitable for any person under the age of 14. Although we use CE tested polyester stuffing and safety eyes and noses, due to each item being created from your cherished fabric, each item cannot be CE tested therefore comes with this warning. By continuing with a purchase you have agreed to this term by placing an order
Placement is different for all items, and due to the size of our patterns you may not be able to control where certain items will sit on the bear, i.e logos. These tend to line up to be on the face of a bear as you will see in most of our photos.
Because these bears are only made of 4 panels unlike our lux bear which is 23 there is not a lot of flexibility as to where certain elements of the clothing will sit on the bear.
T&C'S
By purchasing anything on this site you are agreeing you have read, understand and accept our T&C's.
POSTAGE & PACKING
Securely wrap up your clothing in anything you like, just make sure it is protected. If you have any special requests of how you would like your bear to look, please pop us a note either explaining in detail or drawing, this will ensure we can create what you envision to the best of our ability. As mentioned in the description if you are happy to pop a little note in explaining who they belonged to and the memories they hold that would mean so much to us.
Post your items along to the address provided after purchase.
It is advised to post your items using Royal Mail Special Delivery which is 24hrs tracked & signed for and fully insured up to £750. This is the safest option, though isn't essential. This is the service used to send your completed item/items back to you.
****IMPORTANT*****
MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE ORDER NUMBER WITHIN THE PARCEL OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT KNOW WHO THESE CLOTHES BELONG TO.
Your bear will be wrapped in bubble wrap and then boxed. If ordering more than 1 then they will share a box.
Local drop off and collection is also welcome.
1-2 Memory Bears £14.99
3-4 Memory Bears £24.99
5-6 Memory Bears £34.99
7-8 Memory Bears £44.99
9-10 Memory Bears £54.99
(We have been a local business for 5 years, only posting out 1 bear here or there and the rest has been local collection, so posting is new for us and have taken these prices from another website as guidance. If postage does happen to cost any less than stated you will be fully reimbursed)RETURNS POLICY
Due to the bespoke and personal nature of these bears we cannot accept any returns.
However in the likely event of a problem arising due to a fault of our own we will do our very best to rectify any issues. Please contact us at info@mummabears.comTURN AROUND TIME
We know first hand how difficult it is to part with your sentimental clothing therefor we try to keep our turn around time as low as possible. In less busy times this is up to 3 weeks, however is typically done a lot sooner for smaller orders we do aim for a 1 week turn around.
During busy periods this can be longer than 3 weeks however this will be fully visible on our site before purchase.